Month: March 2015

KAINAN SA DALAMPASIGAN: A Must Stop Over Filipino Restaurant in Nasugbu!

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Restaurants

KAINAN SA DALAMPASIGAN is a must stop over place when passing by Nasugbu town en route to the beautiful beaches in Nasugbu. I remember blogging about Kainan sa Dalampasigan in 2006 when we were hunting down cool places to eat in Tagaytay and nearby areas.  We revisited the place last weekend with the 4 boys on our … Continue reading KAINAN SA DALAMPASIGAN: A Must Stop Over Filipino Restaurant in Nasugbu!

MURDER AT HOME: The Most Difficult Room @EscapeHunt Manila!

By Anton Diaz
Topics: Awesome Festivals

Murder at Home is an Escape Hunt real-life mystery room game experience, where players are transported 100 years in time to play the role of a famous London detective. The hardest of all three rooms revolves around a classic murder case, with too many suspects and a lot of money at stake! The Escape Hunt Manila is a live … Continue reading MURDER AT HOME: The Most Difficult Room @EscapeHunt Manila!

Applications Now Open for Our Awesome Planet Digital & Social Media Manager (Apply Here!)

By Anton Diaz
Topics: Blogging

I’m offering a full time Digital and Social Media Manager for Our Awesome Planet. You’ll be working with me directly to execute social media campaigns and strategies for the food and travel projects in the OAP blog. Here are some details on qualifications and work expectation, with the process on how to apply in the end. Please share … Continue reading Applications Now Open for Our Awesome Planet Digital & Social Media Manager (Apply Here!)

Asia’s Best Restaurants: What’s Awesome About @Asias50Best 2015? (A Filipino Perspective) @GagganBangkok

By Anton Diaz
Topics: Awesome Festivals

Asia’s 50 Best Restaurant list has been a controversial list ever since it started in 2013. There’s a perception that only the restaurants with the best PR and marketing machinery are included in the list (even if their food isn’t good). The 2015 list is awesome, however, because only the people based in Asia were … Continue reading Asia’s Best Restaurants: What’s Awesome About @Asias50Best 2015? (A Filipino Perspective) @GagganBangkok

MALASIMBO MUSIC FESTIVAL: A Magical Weekend at Mt. Malasimbo! @MalasimboFest

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Travel, Awesome Festivals

March 9, 2016 Update: MALASIMBOOO! Transformative Music, Art & Magic @MalasimboFest 2016 Malasimbo Music and Arts Festival, an international event set within the tropical gardens of Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. Situated at the foot of Mt. Malasimbo where the grass-terraced amphitheater overlooks one of the most beautiful bays in the world. This year’s festivities … Continue reading MALASIMBO MUSIC FESTIVAL: A Magical Weekend at Mt. Malasimbo! @MalasimboFest

CUISINIERS Pork Skewers: @Chowzter Asia’s Tastiest Regional Specialty! @MercatoCentrale

By Anton Diaz
Topics: Food

Text by Paul Wenceslao Filipinos love their barbecue. Taken as a snack or a main proponent of meals, barbecue is commonly found on the streets, restaurants and the dinner table. Chef Raymund Fabre and entrepreneur Raphy dela Cruz banked on that fact when they decided to open a booth at Mercato: Cuisiniers. They went on to … Continue reading CUISINIERS Pork Skewers: @Chowzter Asia’s Tastiest Regional Specialty! @MercatoCentrale

FISHBALL STORY by Douglas Ng: @Chowzter Asia’s Overall Tastiest Feast in 2015!

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Travel, Food

FISHBALL STORY is a hawker stall specializing on hand-made fish ball (with no flour) by 23-year old Douglas Ng using his grand mother’s heirloom fish ball recipe. He is the recipient of the overall tastiest feast in the 2015 Chowzter Asia awards.  You got to try this on your next food trip in Singapore!

Asia Chowzter Awards 2015

By Anton Diaz
Topics: Uncategorized

(Chowzter Asia Bloggers with K.F. Seetoh of Makansutra) The largest network of passionate food bloggers in Asia came together over the weekend in Singapore to feast on authentic Singaporean food and to celebrate the tastiest feasts in the Chowzter Asia awards. It was a weekend of yumminess, bonding over food and Chowzter fun.

The MAISEN Tonkatsu Difference: Different Shades of Pork (Now Open in Manila!) @BenchTM

By Anton Diaz
Topics: Food

Update 8/8/2015: MAISEN: Finest Tonkatsu Restaurant in Tokyo now in Manila! (Now Open) @BenchTM   MAISEN is one of the finest Tonkatsu restaurants in Tokyo, with its flagship store in the Aoyoma, Shibuya area. Its name is a coined word, which means “go for it“. It was founded in 1965 by a Japanese housewife Mrs. Koide, and was … Continue reading The MAISEN Tonkatsu Difference: Different Shades of Pork (Now Open in Manila!) @BenchTM

MARUGAME SEIMEN: Best Udon & Tempura Self-Service Dining in Tokyo (Soon in Manila)!

By Anton Diaz
Topics: Food

MARUGAME SEIMEN is a self-service dining styled Udon & Tempura Japanese resto that specializes in piping hot Sanuki Udon and freshly fried tempura. They opened their first shop in 2000 and is now the undisputed udon chain king in Japan. It is named after the city known for the Best Udon, in Kagawa Prefecture in Japan. It’s called seimen because … Continue reading MARUGAME SEIMEN: Best Udon & Tempura Self-Service Dining in Tokyo (Soon in Manila)!